Kindest Regards: New and Selected

About this book

Kooser . . . must be the most accessible and enjoyable major poet in America. His lines are so clear and simple. Michael Dirda The Washington Post Nothing escapes him; everything is illuminated. Library Journal Will one day rank alongside of Edgar Lee Masters Robert Frost and William Carlos Williams. Minneapolis Tribune Koosers ability to discover the smallest detail and render it remarkable is a rare gift. The Bloomsbury Review Four decades of poetryand a generous selection of new workmake up this extraordinary collection by Pulitzer Prize winner Ted Kooser. Firmly rooted in the landscapes of the Midwest Koosers poetry succeeds in finding the emotional resonances within the ordinary. Koosers language of quiet intensity trains itself on the intricacies of human relationships as well as the animals and objects that make up our days. As Poetry magazine said of his work Kooser documents the dignities habits and small griefs of daily life our hunger for connection our struggle to find balance. From March 2: Patchy clouds and windy. All morning our house has been flashing in and out of shade like a signal and far across the waves of grass a neighbors house has answered offering help. Ted Kooser is the author of eleven collections of poetry including Delights & Shadows which won the Pulitzer Prize. He served as the Poet Laureate of the United States and is a visiting professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.